Total Crime Rate

11.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 11.4 1/10
  • Violent crimes 5.7 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.7 1/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Second Avenue area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Heavitree , and the 31st lowest crime rate of 394 local areas in Exeter .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Second Avenue (EX1 2PN) in the last 12 months was 11.4 per 1,000 residents and was 81.3% lower than the Heavitree average (61.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Second Avenue (EX1 2PN), the main crime hotspot is near Grendon Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Second Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Grendon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alpha Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brewery Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alpha Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grendon Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brewery Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons North Lawn Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons North Lawn Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alpha Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Second Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dreys Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pretoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dreys Court —
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Data Sources

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